LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on July 15, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the National Bar Association's Junius W. Williams luncheon: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon and thank you for the kind introduction. I also want to thank the National Bar Association (NBA) for the invitation to speak. It is an honor to speak at a luncheon named for the venerable Junius Williams, whose leadership and civil rig  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a grant notice involving FY 2025 - Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act - Boating Infrastructure Grant Tier 1. * * * Description: Recreational boating is a popular activity; there are approximately 11 million registered motorized recreational vessels in the United States. Of this total, an estimated 596,000 are at least 26 feet long. The Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that she has authorized the National Park Service to prepare a potential nomination for 11 U.S. Civil Rights Movement sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Virginia and DC to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. If designated, the sites would join other cultural and natural sites of universal importance, such as Grand Ca  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A Kansas man was sentenced to 300 months (25 years) in prison for charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearms. According to court documents, Christian Michael Woodruff, 33, of Topeka pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In February 2023, the Drug Enfo  more

MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman William Lunn, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office The first major command-focused training for Sexual Assault Prevention Response Victim advocates took place at McConnell from July 9-11, 2024, with representatives from bases across Air Mobility Command. In the last three years, AMC has increased from one victim advocate to four at each b  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: A Mexican national residing in Kansas City, Mo., was indicted by a federal grand jury today after law enforcement officers seized more than 54 kilograms of methamphetamine and a large amount of fentanyl from his residence. Jose Feliciano Cordova Rodriguez, 36, was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas  more